6th+grade+homework

10/04/11 1) Complete handout pages 44 and 45. 10/06/11 1) Complete page 52 of the habdout. 10/14/11 1) complete handout pages 58 and 59. 10/19/11 Use handout page 64 to answer the questions below. 1) Write down the name of one country that shares boarders with India to the north west. 2) Write down the names of 4 countries which share boarders with india to the north east. 3) Wrte down the name of the country to the south of India. 10/24/11 Use the World Time Zone map on page 23 to answer the questions below. 1) It is 5 AM.in Chicago, what time is it in Paris, France? 2) It is 6 PM in Tokyo, Japan, what time is it in Cairo, Egypt? 3) It is 1 AM in London, England, what time is it in Los Angelis? 4) It is midnight in Anchorage Alaska, what time is it in New York? 10/28/11 1) If it is 2AM in Hawaii, what time is it in New York? 2) If it is noon in Wyoming, what time is it in Georgia? 3) If it is 7:30 PM in Oregon, what time is it in New York? 4) If it is midnight in Alaska, what time is it in South Carolina?
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11/01/11 1) Complete coloring your map on Mesopotamia.
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11/04/11 1) Complete coloring map on page 7. 11/07/11 1) Find out from your parents or any adult, and write down the names of 3 things made of bronze.
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1) Name 2 things the early people invented. 2) Mesopotamia is called the land between 2 rivers. What are the names of these rivers? 3) Why was pottery a form of wealth? 4) Why did archiologists nickname ancient Mesopotamia "the Fertile Crescent"? 5)What are some of the reasons we call ancient Mesopotamia :the cradle of Western Civilization"?
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11/14/11 1) Write down the names of all the countries that surround Iraq. 11/15/11 1) Make your own seal using clay, or rubber, or cardboard paper. - Seal must have your full names. 11/16/11 Write down the answers to the following questions. 1) What city was the capital of the Sumerian civilization? 2) What is a city state? 3) Why did towns band together under the leadership of a king? 4) Who was Woolley? 5) What was his discovery? 6) Why was it important? 7) What is a cylinder seal? 1) Color your map of Mesopotamia. 2) Create a map legend for your map. 3) Study Aims #1-10 for a test on Friday 11/18/11. 11/21/11 1) Make up a make belief written language to represent the following sentence. " My mother took us to a grear zoo".
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11/28/11 1) Use the written language you invented in hw#11 to describe youe social studies class in three lines.
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11/30/11 1) Write a make belief story about gods, and how they live in the spirit world. - Your story must be at least half a page.
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12/05/11 1) Describe the lower class in ancient Sumer in at least eight sentences. 2) How were slaves treated in ancient Sumer? 3) Describe the homes in ancient Sumer.
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12/08/11 1) Write down the names of any three gods or goddesses you have heard about, or read.
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12/12/11 Choose one of the following natural phenomena: . Why pine trees have needles and not leaves . Why pure water is see through ( transparent ) . Why elephants have really long noses ( trunks ) .Why snakes don't have feet.
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1) Write a myth of at least half a page explaining your chose above.

12/14/11 1) Use any reference book, or the internet to find out the river that flows through Egypt.
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Research Project. 12/16/11 1) Start doing research for your ancient Egypt research paper.

Format for Cover page . Social Studies Research Project . Ancient Egypt . Topic chosen ( from list passed out in class ) . Name and class

BODY . At least 3 typed pages . Font should not be more than 14

BIBLIOGRAPHY . At least 2 internet sources . At least one book reference . There must be a bibliography page.

DUE DATE . First day after we return from the Christmas break

12/19/11 1) What is a delta? 2) Write down one advantage in having a delta.
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12/21/11 1) Write a poem of not less than half a page, praisisng the nile, how it makes life possible for Egyptians.
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01/03/12 1) Draw the combination of the crown of Lower Egypt and Upper Egypt that became the double crown of Egypt. 2) Write dodn 3 achievements of the people of the double crown, the ancient Egyptians.
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01/05/12 1) Using the "Hieroglyphics" hand out as a guid, write a one page story in hierogliphics, describing how you sailed from Upper Egypt to Loer Egypt to visit with a relation of yours.
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01/09/12 1) Draw or design your own god using one of the following sayings on which to build your design or drawing. -Grumpy as a bear. -Clever as a cayote. -Quiet as a mouse. -Busy as a bear. -Shy as a fox. - Brave as an eagle. -Patient as a vulture. -Blind as a bat.
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01/12/12 Fill in the assumption and hypothesis on The Pyramid Hypothesis handout on the following facts. 1) There is a beautiful painting of an elaborate funeral procession. 2) There many hieroglyphics that all talk about one person. 3) There is a big empty stone coffin.
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01/17/12 1) Write down a list of six things you want people to remember about you. Example, "I always share with my friends and family". 2) Put your list into the shape of a rhying verse, Example, I always share; I do it with glee With all my friends and family. 3)Decorate around your poem.
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01/23/12 1) Create a eulogy for an ancient Egyptian - Write a short eulogy for your choice of "deceased" ancient Egyptian. - That person may be a woman or a man, a pharoah, a royal or peasant. - Give details about your relationship to that person. - How would the "deceased" like to be remembered?
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01/27/12 In a grocery store, at school, and in the newspapers, you see want ads,. These ads are for things for sale, lostpets, job opportunities, and announcements. What type of want ad might you find posted on the temple bulletin board, in ancient Egypt? - Write down at least 3 ads, and the reason why they might be posted.
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01/31/12 You are an ancient Egyptian priest. 1) Draw pictures of at least 3 ancient Egyptian gods. 2) Write one paragraph for each explaining who the god was, and what purpose that god served.
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02/02/12 1) Draw an ancient Minoan god or goddess. 2) Design around the god or goddess you draw.
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02/07/12 Research on any legend of your choice. 1) Do a one page write up of your legend.
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02/16/12 1) Write down 5 ways by which the Grecian Dark Ages was different from other Dark Ages.
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02/17/12 1) Draw a picture that illustrates something that happened during Odysseus' journey. It could be a pictere aboard ship or land. 2) Complete your verses for The Achilles Rap to be presented after the break.
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03/01/12 1) Write a passage of at least one page which includes at leastten words from "Gifts from the Greeks, English Language."
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03/06/12 1) Write a paragraph of not less than half a page, using the Greek alphabet, thanking any Greek god for the contributions of ancient Greece to the modern world.
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03/06/12 1) Pretend to be one of the Olympians. -Write a one page account of how you expect to be treated by the Greeks. -What are the things you will do for the Greeks? -How will you interact with the other Olympians?
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03/13/12 1) Draw your own Pandora's box. 2) What 10 items would you put in it? 3) Decorate your box.
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03/16/12 1) Choose one of the 5 gods on page 60. - Write down 6 ways by which you think your choice would have helped the people on earth.
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03/20/12 1) Using the handout page 67, describe how the population in ancient Athens was divided.
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03/23/12 1) Describe the daily activities of an ancient Greek woman in not less than half a page.
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03/27/12 Use handout pages69-71 to answer the question below. 1) How did Athenians feel about their city-state in comparison to other city-states in ancient Greece? - Wrire in your own words.
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03/29/12 Compare the location of ancient Mesopotamia to that of ancient India. 1) Could the early people who lived in ancient India know the people who lived in ancient Mesopotamia? - Explane your reason. 2) Are there land or water routes that might have made trade and communication possible 5000 years ago?
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Holiday Helper 04/05/12 Research on any famous African American. 1) Do a 3 page report on your choice.

04/24/12 1) Draw an ancient Indian home using information from, " The Mysterious Indus Valley Civilization".
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05/07/12 1) Use information from Xia( Hsia ) 2000-1500 BCE dynasty in ancient China history and write a one page essay how people lived during this time period. ( Information can be found on handout page 15, 'Whos' who in Ancient China').
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05/10/12 1) Use information from Shang Chou ( Zhou ) ( Spring and Autumn ) dynasty in ancient China history and write a one page essay how people lived during that time period. ( Information can be found on handout page 15. 'Who's Who in Ancient China').
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05/15/12 1) Draw a dragon to represent ancient China. -Color your dragon with bright colors.
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05/18/12 Get information from handout pages 25-27. 1) Describe the family structure in the Shang and Zhou Dynasty. 05/22/12 Get information from handout pages 25-27. 1) Describe the "Mandate of Heaven" during the Shang Dynasty.
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40c 05/24/12 Use information from pages 25-27 to answer the question beloe. 1) Describe the Spring Festival in the Shang & Zhou Dynasty in your own words.

05/29/12 Put the following sayings attributed to Confecius into your own words. 1) When people are educated, the distinction between classes disappeare. 2) Without learning, the wise become foolish; by learning the foolish become wise. 3) When the ruler behaves himself correctly, the people will also. 4) The superior man loves quality; the small man loves conflict.
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06/08/12 Using an encyclopedia, the internet, or any reference material, do the following. 1) Make a five column on a loose leaf paper. 2) Label the columns, flowers, trees, animals, birds, and fish. 3) Make a list of at least two examples for each of your 5 columns.
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